Greetings, Drinking Liberals. It’s that time of the week again. And so much can happen in a week, especially when the Utah Legislature is in session.

Let’s start with HB363, the Health Education Amendments, that allow school districts to choose whether or not they’ll teach sex education. If they choose to teach it, they must teach abstinence only. Contraceptives, sex outside of marriage, and homosexuality are subjects that cannot be discussed. As Sen. Pat Jones said, this is a “mandate against reality”. It’s now up to the Governor to sign this thing into law, so if you think it’s a bad idea, let him know. One way to do that is through a petition here.

Then we’ve got the Republicans in the Legislature demanding that the federal government turn over federal land so it can be exploited for its resources by their energy company friends. The Legislature’s own attorneys say it’s likely to end in a failed legal battle with the federal goverment. But hey, it’s the Utah taxpayer who has to flip the bill for litigation, so who cares?

It’s all enough to make you want to drink. And speaking of a drink, we’ll have to raise a glass this Friday in honor of Todd Taylor, who passed away this week. Many of us involved in liberal politics knew Todd personally and/or professionally as the longtime Executive Director of the Democratic Party. He was a major force in local politics and he’ll be sorely missed.

Okay, let’s lighten things up a bit: This Friday we’re going to have a “How to be a Delegate” night with Special Guests Pat Bagley (SLTrib), Alexis Baigue (SLAC) & Lauren Littlefield (SLCounty Dems)! It is a short satirical skit that will be performed one time only. Be there by 7:15 or you will spend the rest of your life quietly contemplating what you missed out on. Anyone who is getting tired of the barrage of phone calls, emails and mailings from the County Mayoral campaigns recruiting you to be a delegate will surely appreciate the skit.

Greetings Everyone!

Join us tomorrow tonight for a regular Drinking Liberally meeting. As always, we’ll be in the back room of the Piper Down beginning at 6:30. With the legislative session wrapping up, the Michigan primary and the death of Andrew Breitbart, we have a lot to talk about!

We have heard that our email list may have been compromised by a spammer. We are trying to get to the bottom of it. Please be patient with us. Also, if anyone meets the spammer and wants to have a long “conversation” in the back of a dark alley, the hosts will guarantee you do not pay for a drink all night. No questions asked.

Next week we’re going to have a “How to be a Delegate” night with Special Guests Pat Bagley (SLTrib), Alexis Baigue (SLAC) & Lauren Littlefield(SLCountyDems)! It is a short satirical skit that will be performed one time only, promptly at 7:00. Be there on time or you will spend the rest of your life quietly contemplating what you missed out on. Anyone who is getting tired of the barrage of phone calls, emails and mailings from the County Mayoral campaigns recruiting you to be a delegate will surely appreciate the skit.

So, bundle up against the cold and join us tomorrow night!

Jason, Casey,
Laura, Jeremiah,
Christian, Kelly Jo

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Join us tonight for another round of Drinking Liberally. As always there should be plenty to talk about – like that radical organization that promotes homosexuality and abortion, the Girl Scouts.

And next month we’re going to have a “How to be a Delegate” night with Special Guests. So keep an eye on our e-mails for details on that event because it should be fun.

See you tonight at 6:30!

Laura, Jeremiah,
Christian, Kelly Jo,
Jason, Casey

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Good Day All,

I apologize for the late e-mail but we will be having our regular meetup tonight at 6:30-9:30 in the back bar at Piper Down 1492 S. State St

We would like to give a special thanks to our special guest speakers last week Ross Romero and Ben McAdams.

Next month we’re going to have a “How to be a Delegate” night with Special Guests. So keep an eye on our e-mails for details on that event.

See you tonight,
Kelly Jo, Christian
Casey, Jason
Laura, Jeremiah

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Join us this Friday when we welcome not one, but two candidates for Salt Lake County Mayor. Senators Ross Romero and Ben McAdams are both seeking the seat. Both are good candidates, and while this won’t be a debate, each candidate will have the opportunity to tell us why they think they’re the best candidate to replace outgoing mayor Corroon.

And next month we’re going to have a “How to be a Delegate” night with Special Guests. So keep an eye on our emails for details on that event, it should be fun.

See you tomorrow night starting at 6:30!

Laura, Jeremiah,
Christian, Kelly Jo,
Jason, Casey

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Join us tomorrow tonight for a regular Drinking Liberally meeting. As always, we’ll be in the back room of the Piper Down beginning at 6:30. With the legislative session underway, the Florida primary and soccer riots in Egypt, we really need a few drinks!

Don’t forget, on February 10th we’ll have Salt Lake County Mayoral candidates Ross Romero and Ben McAdams out to talk to us, so come prepared with questions about the mayor’s trace or the legislative session. It should be fun!

In the news

Utah

SB 51 that would impose a statewide ban on discrimination against gay and lesbian individuals will get its first committee hearing Friday.

Sen. Osmond’s resolution defining ‘personhood’ seeks to take Utah where the citizens of Mississippi refused to go.

Sen. Mayne’s strangely misguided anti-graffiti bill was defeatedafter the hacker group Anonymous picks a fight with SLPD.

National

The Komen Foundation pisses off a lot of people by pulling funding from Planned Parenthood.

Romney slouches closer to the GOP nomination with his victory in Florida.

Issa and Grassley are still trying to pin the ATF Fast and Furious debacle on AG Holder.

World

WTF Egypt!?

Russia may veto a UN vote to intercede in Syrian conflict.

SecDef Leon Panetta surprises manyover comments on Afghanistan.

Hope to see you all there at Piper Down tomorrow!

Jason, Casey,
Laura, Jeremiah,
Christian, Kelly Jo

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What a fun night we had last week with Geeks Who Drink! Thanks to all who came out, Geeks Who Drink, and especially to our sponsors for the event, Salt Lake County Mayoral candidates Ross Romero and Ben McAdams and U.S. Senate candidate Pete Ashdown.

Check out the Geeks Who Drink recap about halfway down the page here. And we’ve listed all the team names below. There were some great ones.

Join us tonight for a regular Drinking Liberally meeting. As always, we’ll be in the back room of the Piper Down beginning at 6:30. And don’t forget, on February 10th we’ll have Salt Lake County Mayoral candidates Ross Romero and Ben McAdams out to talk to us, so keep that night open on your calendar!

Team names:
Bob Loblaw’s law blog
Occupy’s 1%
The Santorum Slip’n Sliders
Down the Hatch
Whistle tips go woo woo!
Toxic Twins… Powers Activate
The Frothy Santorums
Ashdown’s Angels
Something Witty here
Rick Santorum can have my birth control when he peels it from my cold, dead
penis
Liberal Media Conspiracy
My favorite part of the shower is when I SOPA my PIPA
Stephen Colbert Super Pac brought to you by Doritos
Strange brewers
Ron Paully’s Last Stand
Flower Children
Dic Pics (I can provide on request)
Twat Swatters!
Ramrod
You’re not born a pedophiliac, it’s a choice
Adreinna & Heather
Kim Jong is no longer ill
SOPA on a rope
West Siders
Dirtier than Santorum
CRS Babes

See you tonight!
Jeremiah, Laura,
Christian, Kelly Jo,
Jason, Casey

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Ben and Jerry, Jim Hightower and Katrina vanden Heuvel take on Citizens United and deliver a laugh in this Laughing Liberally video

WooHoo!!! The time has arrived for Geeks Who Drink to take over Drinking Liberally for a special trivia night just for us. We have taken over the entire bar for this event. They have decided we are safe enough to come out of the back room for a night. If we play nice enough. So no biting, hitting, hissing or scratching please. Just kidding. GO CRAZY!

But seriously folks, come down to Piper Down 1492 S. State St. from 6:30-9:30 tomorrow night Friday the 20th Anyone can show up and play and you can have teams of up to 6 people and the quiz showdown starts at 7PM. It is going to be a really fun night you wont want to miss. Come down and have drink or two and try to match wits with us. A special thanks to Pete Ashdown, Ross Romero, and Ben McAdams for sponsoring the event for us and to Piper Down for hosting this for us and for all they do for us week after week. Again you do not want to miss this!

Also join us on February 10th, we’ll have Salt Lake County Mayoral candidates Ross Romero and Ben McAdams out to talk to us, so keep that night open on your calendar!

See You Tomorrow Night,
Christian, Kelly Jo,
Jason, Casey,
Laura, Jeremiah

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Join us tomorrow night at 6:30pm for another night of Drinking Liberally. We’ll be talking about things like the New Hampshire primary, Salt Lake City being named the gayest city in the US by The Adocate, and plenty more.

We’re just one week away from Geeks Who Drink Liberally. Join us on January 20th as we have the Geeks Who Drink crew out to emcee a political trivia night so get your teams together! Pete Ashdown, Ross Romero, and Ben McAdams are sponsoring the event for us, and Piper Down will be throwing in some stuff as well. So many thanks to them.

In case you’re not familiar with Geeks Who Drink, you can read about it here. Teams are limited to 6 people, so keep that in mind as you think up your dream team of fellow liberal drinkers.

On February 10th we’ll have Salt Lake County Mayoral candidates Ross Romero and Ben McAdams out to talk to us, so keep that night open on your calendar!

If you missed our discussion night with Occupy Salt Lake, you’re in luck because Michael Orton was there with his camera and provided us with some video. Part 1 and part 2, which has a little more of the lively discussion.

We hope to see you tomorrow night!
Laura, Jeremiah,
Christian, Kelly Jo,
Jason, Casey

P.S. Some of you might remember when we brought in Laughing Liberally comedian Lee Camp for our Drinking Liberally fundraiser a few years ago. Well, here’s a new funny video he’s created about the absurdity of corporate personhood.

Hello everyone!

It is time for our regularly scheduled Drinking Liberally meet up tomorrow evening in the back room at Piper Down (1492 South, State St.). Join us from 6:30-9:30 PM.

Coming up on January 20th, Drinking Liberally will become Geeks Who Drink Liberally as we have the Geeks Who Drink crew out to emcee a political trivia night so get your teams together! Pete Ashdown, Ross Romero, and Ben McAdams are sponsoring the event for us, and Piper Down will be throwing in some stuff as well. So many thanks to them.

In case you’re not familiar with Geeks Who Drink, you can read about it here: http://www.geekswhodrink.com/97/For%20Players/ To get a feel for what GwD at Piper Down is like, read a recap of yesterday’s trivia night here. Teams are limited to 6 people, so keep that in mind as you think up your dream team of fellow liberal drinkers.

On February 10th we’ll have Salt Lake County Mayoral candidates Ross Romero and Ben McAdams out to talk to us, so keep that night open on your calendar!

We have a lot to discuss.

The Iowa caucuses demonstrated conclusively that the one thing Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum have in common is that 75% of GOP voters can’t stand them. And 20% of Iowa Republican caucus goers are still undecided.

Huntman gets the
Boston Globe endorsement.

Carl Wimmer is the
latest Patrick Henry caucus member to flee the Hill

The US House District 4 race gets more crowded

Utahns do not vote.

And
Matt Taibbi because he is always great!

Jason, Casey,
Laura, Jeremiah,
Christian, Kelly Jo

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